Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process
April 24, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3705410 Automated warehouse vehicle position determining system Warehousing monitor and control system Method and apparatus for merchandise distribution control Data processing machine and method of allocating inventory stock for generating work orders for producing manufactured components Automated tracking process for manufacturing and inventory System for monitoring the movements of goods inwards and/or outwards Method for monitoring receipt and stocking of goods in a direct store delivery Material requirements planning system and procedures for use in process industries Stepped precision winding process InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 065932 filed on 04/24/1998US Classes:700/100, Job scheduling700/96, Integrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)700/99, Resource allocation700/106, Material requirement705/8Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative functionExaminersPrimary: Grant, WilliamAssistant: Robinson, Victoria Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 019/00AbstractA computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability information for each resource used in the manufacturing process, material availability information for each material used in the manufacturing process, and work order information is received and stored in a computer. The work order information includes a release date for the work order, a want date for the work order, operations information, and material requirements information. The operations information includes the identity and sequence of operations to be performed for the work order, the identity of the resources needed to perform each operation, a minimum resource capacity needed to perform each operation, and the time needed to perform the operation. The materials information includes the identity of the materials needed to perform each operation and the quantity of each material needed for the operation. Resource capacity and a start date/time and a finish date/time are assigned to each operation based upon the resource availability information, the material availability information, and the work order information. The assigned resource-capacity, the assigned start date/time, and the assigned finish date/time for each operation are displayed on a computer screen in a graphical format. | |
